And thereוְהִנֵּהallכָּלthe menאִישׁof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere comingבָּאִיםtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְand they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְ“Whyמַדּוּעַhave our brothers,אַחֵינוּthe menאִישׁof Judah,יְהוּדָהstolen youגְּנָבוּךָand broughtוַיַּעֲבִרוּthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְandוְhis householdבֵּיתוֹacross the Jordan,הַיַּרְדֵּןand allוְכָלDavid’sדָוִדmenאַנְשֵׁיwith him?”עִמּוֹ
2 Samuel 19:41
Study it in the app“And there all the men of Israel were coming to the king, and they said to the king, “Why have our brothers, the men of Judah, stolen you and brought the king and his household across the Jordan, and all David’s men with him?””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 19:41, word by word
- the menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- were comingבָּאִיםbaim
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baim” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- and they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- “Whyמַדּוּעַmadua
why?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appears- have our brothersאַחֵיache
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “ache” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- stolen youגְּנָבוּgenavu
steal
To steal something, or kidnap someone.
Where else “genavu” appears- and broughtיַּעֲבִרוּyaaviru
bring across
To bring across, or take away.
Where else “yaaviru” appears- his householdבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- across the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- David’sדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears
Places in this verse
Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
The context
40The king crossed over to Gilgal, and Chimhan crossed over with him; and all the people of Judah brought across the king, and also half the people of Israel.
41 · This verse (above)
42All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is near to me. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we really eaten anything from the king, or has any gift been given to us?”